Shaver Lake, Ca

the weekend

I'm warning you right now that this is more of a journal entry with no purpose and a lot of disorganization. go ahead and read if you want.

I've been thinking lately.. about how life is simple. I think I have always known that I have a simple mind. really when it comes to everything; what I believe, learning in school. I understand things in a simple, realistic way. With that being said, not everything in this world is simple, which can sometimes throw me for a loop when I'm trying to wrap my head about something more complicated than making brownies with coconut oil. (haha - I feel like I'm making myself sound super dumb and un-intelligent right now. promise I am sort of smart people). I have just been thinking lately about the decisions that Steve and I are facing in our lives. Big ones at that. Like what to do with our hard earned money, how there are so many not simple choices that we are having to make in the next little while. (really people - how hard can it be to decide what kind of dog to get? kidding - but really. That is one of the more simple decisions might you know). And then I think about how simple our summer lives are - and how I'm going to miss is tooo much. We wake up, eat, work, fall asleep next to each other, go on little adventures, discover more and more about one another each day.. It just seems simple sometimes. But soo complicated at too.

Just rambles over here. But it has been on my mind lately. How simple can life really get? And how do our minds make it so complicated.. Deep stuff friends.

Any who (I feel like I'm saying that a lot lately).. We had a great weekend. I didn't sell on Saturday which was a bummer because I worked dang hard.. and was so close so many times. but it's alright. There is always today. We went and hung out with some chubby baby cousins of mine that night and it made me baby hungry. Steve and I went to the full 3 hours of our ward on Sunday which was so refreshing. We have been traveling and out of town so much the past couple weeks, and I loved being able to just sit, and feel at peace, and just take in a lot of good stuff. (the good stuff meaning parenting - raising children - Steve and I had one of those really in depth couple conversations after church while I was making these BOMB chicken tacos which was really fun. The kind of conversation that makes you just smile and fall in love with each other all again - that is for another post though. It was cool).

We are working in Sacramento for the week and I already love it up here. love it enough that I would raise my kids here, that kind of love. I am going to be staying in a hotel room with three stinky boys though (one of them is my husband - who smells good most of the time, so that shouldn't be a problem) so wish me lots of luck and patience and stuff.

That's all.

>> Ry

HMB

Half Moon Bay, Ca. 

Our spontaneous summer continues. This past weekend we drove to the quaint little city of half moon bay. We walked two miles {starved} to the beach and we were so hungry/delirious/excited to be in a new place that everything was funny and we had to take breaks on the sidewalk because our legs hurt from walking. You'd think we would be used to that by now considering the fact that that is all we do all day long, but I guess not. HMB (Half Moon Bay) really is such a beautiful place. It wasn't quite what we expected - we were thinking it would be more of a beach city like santa cruz, or huntington, and boy were we wrong haha. There were some shops on main street, (that my grandma would probably adore) and quite frankly all we wanted to do was eat so we didn't even do much exploring. We settled on a hole-in-the-wall indian place that was seriously so amazing. It was one of those, "I'm so hungry I can't even think and probably can't walk a step further and this place is just around the block and we want to sit down to eat (obviously) and we don't even know if we like indian food, sooo let's go"

That's the conversation we both had in our heads - didn't really make sense, but it worked. and this indian place was so good we didn't even know what to think. It made me love indian food forever. This place was actually in a house and I was a little sketched but it all worked out. 

One of my favorite parts of this weeks adventure was the drive. OHHH the drive. We drove through fields of Christmas tree farms and the smell? oh it was heavenly. heavenly heavenly heavenly. 

I love my life. and my guy. and our relationship. and how he can make me laugh even when i'm super mad at him. random love chant over. 

>> Ry

The City Vol. 1

I'm falling more in love with this city every single day. (and my husband... who am I kiddin?) Last weekend Steve and I stayed in San Francisco in the most amazing hotel (the Westin St. Francis - basically on union square. Which had the coolest vibe. It's one of the older hotels but is still kept so nice and it incredibly fancy. they had spiral stairs going from floor to floor and the bathrooms were completely covered in white marble. It was a dream) with some of our closest friends. It was just a good, good time. We hung out on Fisherman's wharf, downed some Ghirardelli chocolate, and actually stayed warm while we took pictures in front of the Golden Gate Bridge! (insert crazy face - cause that never happens). We stayed up until the wee hours playing cards and having pillow fights (yes, you read that right - we acted like 12 year olds and it was awesome. That's when you know you have rad friends.) We woke up early and went to the most delicious breakfast at sears right next to the hotel. Go there next time you are in the city. You can't go wrong with the eggs benedict. I stepped foot in my first Zara store and was in love. (Thanks Shelb for your insipration). Good thing there isn't one in Utah or I'd buy the store. Not really but I'd like to. 

Our lives are amazing. This summer is amazing. I promise we do work {sometimes}. 

Beachy Dressin

While my sweet familia was here we went down to our relatives (family inherited - sort of, it's a long story) beach house in Capitola, Ca (there will be more about our glorious trip there here soon). It is seriously one of my most favorite places on this entire planet. It is so beautiful, and quaint, and I think I love it so much because it adds a little Southern California "feel" here up north. We spent the day roaming this beautiful beach town and It was the perfect day to wear my newest (and most favorite) article of clothing (at least for right now)! I love how simple the embroidery is on this dress, but how the color and design still make a statement. Since we were spending most of the day walking around on the beach and searching through little shops on main street I decided to use it more as a cover up. 

I'm all about comfort when it comes to dressing. whether I'm in my sweats or going out with Mr. Warner for the night. This dress gives me an endless amount of options. And not to mention it's from World Market - which is definitely beating out anthropologie for my most favorite store on the planet (even though it's all pretty much just eye candy for me. I get anxiety even thinking about forking over that much money). Find it here.

(And those shoes?? Do you love them as much as I do? I was dying when I found them. Add the most perfect pop of color to any outfit. find them here)

stay tuned for more summer dress essentials here on the blog soon! 

Adventure Folsom Style

One of Mr. Warner's best friends is doing an internship here in California, and is living like 2 hours away from us. After knocking our little hearts out this weekend, we decided to go and give him and his aunt and uncle a little visit! They live just outside of Sacramento in Folsom, Ca. and I love it there. And them. They are some of the sweetest people I have ever met and we could probably consider them family at this point.

We had a few native tour guides on our trip to folsom that made our sweet little two day trip. We saw (almost) all there was to see and obviously I had my camera clicking the entire time. LOVE it up there. The homes are beautiful, the lakes are beautiful. just beautiful beautiful. We saw the sun go down as we over looked this beautiful golf course and it was breathtaking. Not to mention downtown folsom with all of the adorable, vintagey shops you can think of. I was head over heals for this place! I wish we could have stayed longer to look through all of the shops and what not, but from what we saw, we know we will be back. Oh, and you know good ol' Johnny Cash? Like Walk The Line, Johnny Cash? Ya we went and visited the old folsom prison and it felt cool. Like just knowing that J.C. played there, graced his presence and what not. And maybe the fact that we were like ten feet away from the guards who were keeping bad guys in the prison. {insert a kinda scared face here} It was awesome though. So much history in that place. We watched walk the line the line the night before we visited too, so it was a good refresher. I have such a love hate relationship with that man. Okay I'll stop now and you can just see for yourself. 

We had a lovely father's day bbq, and even though we weren't able to be with our pops to celebrate their existence, I felt just as much love for them as ever. Really all the men in my life that have taught me what a true father, priesthood holder, and example is. Especially my guy. I have the best partner in crime, and personal comedian that has ever touched this earth, and I can already see the love that he is going to have for our children when it's time to bring some sweet spirits into this world. I'm grateful for him. 

There are two VERY different feels between southern california, and northern california... and I always thought that our warn head hearts would be owned by that lovely, sunny beachiness forever.. but after these past few months here up north, that might be changing :/ say whhaatt?? It is so green here, and the sights are to die for. Like it is getting to the point where it might be considered dangerous for me to drive because I can't keep my head from swiveling back and forth at all there is to see. It's a problem and I'm trying to get better. haha 

>> Ry

San Fran. Again.

So this past weekend as I was flying home from Utah, my sweet, new friend from out here in california just happened to be on my same flight! And we just happened to be by each other in security - Which was incredibly busy and we almost thought we were going to miss our flight might I add.... She let me pre-board with her because she had her adorable little babe. It rocked. I felt like a celebrity walking past all of those people in line. maybe i'll have a baby just to be able to pre-board. Just kidding.

They still live in Fresno, but were flying to oakland to explore san fran for the day! Long story short, so were Steve and I. So we meshed our plans and it was awesome. I was so happy to have her and her sweet baby Ry (can we talk about how we have the same nick name?) on the plane with me. We were able to chat, get to know each other better, all that good stuff. It was a blessing. Meant to be. We had so much fun spending the day with Landon, Shelby, and Ry. If only we could all live closer! 

(Just so you all know. Shelby is incredibly talented at everything. I'm convinced. Go check out her blog here, and swoon over her life, cute style, and the pictures she takes. Pure talent I tell you. I'm hoping she will teach me some of her ways.) 

Our day trip consisted of in-n-out (does it surprise you?), and a little stroll along our most favorite pier. Then we went and visited the painted ladies (full-house lovers for life), and mrs. Doubtfire's house! On our way to try and see the Golden Gate Bridge, the fog took over and we were just in clouds the whole time. It was a bummer. It was a cool idea though! haha We also found this sweet little oasis town that had the most photogenic mountains and sailboats.. ahh it was just beautiful. I love where we live. 

It's Just Different

I always get weird, nasty homesick feelings when my husband leaves for work. It's mostly just when he goes to sell though. Maybe it is because I know how bad it sucks, and how much I hate it so I just feel strange and sensitive (like I might just cry cause I miss him kinda sensitive) feelings. Who knows. It's hard to explain, but I have all of these emotions right now, cause he left to sell for california today. So now I'm writing about them. It helps :)

I think sometimes he knows when I am getting this way. Like getting ready to send him off and I don't love that he is going kinda thing. Last night he took me to get late night yogurtland cause he knew I liked my outfit and was craving sweet stuff. Even though he was already in his pajamas. He is the best. Really he is, and I don't know if I really share how amazing he is sometimes. Like to other people... And he has this awesome wave with his hair going on right now. I just have a really rad husband. I love him. And his hair.

Oh! And I went to this crazy sweet hair show last night with my sista haley. Like the kind of hair show where you think an animal might crawl out of these ladies heads. It was sweet. And a charity for an amazing cause too! Not to mention I got loads of free shampoo and conditioner samples. The sunflower head was by far my favorite. This is art here people. Pure talent. I would call it a successful time.

P.S. Wasn't the weather amazing yesterday. I ran outside and it made me feel good about myself. I can't wait for spring. OH! And happy "day of being married for a hear and a half!" Mr. Warner! Love it.

- Ry